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External factors will slow Greek GDP growth next year

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GREECE

The economy is on track to grow by 5.3% year-on-year in 2022, outperforming market expectations for the second year in a row. In a sign of its recovery, Greece left the EU's…

Government may water down Greek pension reform

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GREECE

Pension reform is a critical compliance requirement for the Greek authorities with the 'quadriga' of creditors -- ECB, European Commission, European Stability Mechanism and IMF -…

Greece has reserves to help economy fight virus impact

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GREECE

This is one of several temporary ECB measures against tightening liquidity in the euro-area due to the coronavirus pandemic which in Greece has cut official GDP forecasts…

Deteriorating external environment is main Greek risk

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GREECE

ND development plan.

Recovery will depend on Greek cooperation with lenders

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GREECE

Greece’s relationship with its creditors.

Generous EU funds will help Greece through 2021-22

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GREECE/EU

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the agreement as a national success. It enables the New Democracy government to maintain fiscal stimulus over the next two years…

Virus second wave will derail Greek budget forecasts

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GREECE

The official baseline is for an 8.2% GDP contraction in 2020, and a 7.5% rebound in 2021. It took into account moderate restrictions on movement in winter 2020/21, but the…

Greek GDP growth in 2022 will rely on EU recovery aid

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GREECE

The economic rebound from a 9% contraction in 2020 is mainly being driven by strong domestic demand supported by accommodative fiscal policies and higher-than-expected tourism…

Anti-virus measures will hurt Greek economic revival

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GREECE

In Greece, a country of 10 million people, 114 patients are in intensive care for COVID-19, of whom 35 are breathing through tubes (‘intubated’). The vulnerability of the…

Greek coalition will start to fray in late 2018

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GREECE

The coalition government of left-wing Syriza and right-wing nationalist Independent Greeks (Anel) significantly lags behind the conservative opposition New Democracy (ND) party in…